Superpark 15 Comes To Mt Bachelor

For 15 years SNOWBOARDER Magazine has brought the premier park riders in the world together to work with the top terrain park builders in North America to create a one-of-a-kind annual event with Superpark®. After a decade-and-a-half of progressing the level of inbounds trickery and terrain, SNOWBOARDER has partnered with a new host resort at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon and set the stage for another historic Superpark®. Joining Mt. Bachelor in the creation of Superpark® 15 presented by Gatorade are the talented creators of the acclaimed snowboard parks at Seven Springs, PA, Copper Mountain, CO, Boreal, CA, Killington, VT, and Mt. Hood’s High Cascade Snowboard Camp.

2010 Superpark Cover. R: Lonnie Kauk

“Superpark® is unlike any other event in snowboarding. It was created fifteen years ago to give the most skilled snow movers in the game an opportunity to match their vision of what elite terrain can be with those riders most able to tackle these next-level jumps, hips, jibs and transitions with skill, style and confidence,” said Pat Bridges, Editor of SNOWBOARDER Magazine. “We simply brought these entities together and gave them all the best tools to ply their trade without the constraints found in a contest setting or a public access park. In turn, riders like Kurt Wastell, Travis Rice, Pat Moore, and Lonnie Kauk have been able to let loose and enable SNOWBOARDER to document some all-time riding.”

As the 6th largest ski area in North America, Mt. Bachelor has more than enough terrain and logistical resources to host such a grand gathering yet it is their extended season and astounding snowpack which makes it ideally suited to host Superpark® 15. According to Dave Rathbun, Mt. Bachelor President and General Manager, “Being the host resort for Superpark® 15 is a great acknowledgment of the efforts we’ve put into our terrain parks and youth marketing initiatives. We will continue and expand these efforts and look forward to working with SNOWBOARDER Magazine moving forward to further attract families and youth to Mt. Bachelor with a focus on creating the best terrain park experience in the west!”

2009 Superpark Cover. R: Jake Welch

With Superpark® 15, SNOWBOARDER is introducing the Superpark® Pit Day on Saturday May 14th, 2011. The Superpark® Pit Day will be a ride along festival where Mt. Bachelor locals get the opportunity to lap alongside the pros, grab autographs, dabble in aerial heroics on the BagJump, and enjoy live music at the West Village Base Area.

After a successful debut in 2010, the Superpark® Showdown video contest will be returning to Snowboardermag.com. The original head-to-head elimination video battle will once again feature polished edits of the best Superpark® action with Superpark® 15’s presenting sponsor, Gatorade, rewarding the winning film crew with 5 g’s. “There is no other snowboard event like Superpark and Gatorade is thrilled to continue its support for a third year now,” said Carla Hess, Action Sports Team Manager, Gatorade. “The riders that attend Superpark work hard, putting in five solid days of riding, shooting and filming and having Gatorade on hand definitely helps them stay hydrated and on point.” In addition to the prize being presented to the Showdown victor, Gatorade will also be rewarding the Superpark® 15 and Ms. Superpark® “Go All Day” standouts with checks of their own.

Keep checking Snowboardermag.com and facebook.com/snowboardermag for more information on Superpark 15 and constant updates of all of the action from Mt. Bachelor. For more information on Mt. Bachelor, click on the logo below:

About SNOWBOARDER

SNOWBOARDER Magazine is entering its 24th year of documenting the sport of snowboarding. Since day one, SNOWBOARDER has been the inspiration for riders to go out and shred, indulge in their passion and progress their skills. The name says it all, if you’re a snowboarder, then SNOWBOARDER is for you. The magazine is part of Source Interlink’s Action Sports Group (ASG) Grind Networks, which reaches more than two million active sports enthusiasts each month through an integrated network of magazines, online properties, events, and television programming. www.snowboardermag.com

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About Mt. Bachelor

Mt. Bachelor is the largest ski resort in the Cascade Range, offering 3,683 acres of lift-accessible terrain. The mountain features 10 lifts, seven of which are Express Quads, plus two tubing lifts and two beginner carpets and an average annual snowfall of 370 inches. Mt. Bachelor also features 5 terrain parks, 2 half pipes, 56K of groomed and tracked cross country trails, snowshoeing, tubing, sled dog rides and summer attractions. For weather conditions, news and events visit www.mtbachelor.com.